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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (C1)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B97D3/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B97D3/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1073.037906
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1073.037906
Nuclear repulsion energy263.529447
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B97D3/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3056 3056 7.71 89.00 0.20 0.33
2 A 2853 2853 87.62 172.47 0.34 0.50
3 A 1796 1796 153.83 19.29 0.50 0.67
4 A 1377 1377 15.19 4.74 0.60 0.75
5 A 1248 1248 19.22 5.64 0.74 0.85
6 A 1207 1207 9.40 9.05 0.74 0.85
7 A 989 989 13.94 2.95 0.58 0.73
8 A 893 893 14.51 4.63 0.55 0.71
9 A 742 742 75.00 5.00 0.71 0.83
10 A 608 608 45.02 9.59 0.10 0.18
11 A 582 582 71.20 10.56 0.41 0.59
12 A 328 328 3.84 3.62 0.21 0.34
13 A 270 270 2.67 7.65 0.62 0.76
14 A 216 216 1.70 2.32 0.71 0.83
15 A 84 84 9.05 2.39 0.70 0.82

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8124.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8124.9 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B97D3/6-311G*
ABC
0.11997 0.08865 0.05426

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.090 -0.008 0.530
C2 -0.693 -1.303 0.225
H3 0.238 0.097 1.609
Cl4 1.751 -0.231 -0.174
Cl5 -0.721 1.456 -0.060
O6 -1.746 -1.356 -0.346
H7 -0.160 -2.206 0.603

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.54291.09401.81781.77462.44012.2130
C21.54292.17702.69812.77331.19931.1146
H31.09402.17702.36182.35533.14112.5444
Cl41.81782.69812.36182.99523.67752.8561
Cl51.77462.77332.35532.99523.00653.7633
O62.44011.19933.14113.67753.00652.0340
H72.21301.11462.54442.85613.76332.0340

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 125.239 C1 C2 H7 111.746
C2 C1 H3 110.124 C2 C1 Cl4 106.515
C2 C1 Cl5 113.242 H3 C1 Cl4 105.707
H3 C1 Cl5 108.024 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.967
O6 C2 H7 123.015
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.451      
2 C 0.154      
3 H 0.308      
4 Cl -0.010      
5 Cl 0.024      
6 O -0.214      
7 H 0.188      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.989 -0.769 2.045 2.398
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -47.486 -2.010 -1.215
y -2.010 -42.196 -1.630
z -1.215 -1.630 -40.584
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.096 -2.010 -1.215
y -2.010 1.839 -1.630
z -1.215 -1.630 4.257
Polar
3z2-r28.514
x2-y2-5.290
xy-2.010
xz-1.215
yz-1.630


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.456 -0.825 0.170
y -0.825 7.302 -0.447
z 0.170 -0.447 4.542


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 188.667
(<r2>)1/2 13.736